向前一步:第240期 为平等而不懈努力(19)

The first wave of women who ascended¹ to leadership positions were few and far between,

第一批进入权力高层的女性的确很少，彼此也很疏远，

and to survive, many focused more on fitting in than on helping² others.

而且为了生存，她们中很多人更关注怎样融入大环境而非帮助别人。

The current wave of female leadership is increasingly willing to speak up.

现在的女性领导者正越来越积极主动地发表自己的看法。

The more women attain³ positions of power, the less pressure there will be to conform, and the more they will do for other women.

有越多的女性获得权力，女性整体的压力就会越少，她们也就越想为其他女性多做些事。

Research already suggests that companies with more women in leadership roles have better work-life policies,

研究已经表明，领导层中女性比例更高的公司，在平衡工作和家庭方面也会提供更好的政策，

smaller gender⁴ gaps in executive compensation, and more women in midlevel management.

在薪酬上的性别差距会更小，中层管理者中的女性数量也会更多。

The hard work of generations before us means that equality is within our reach.

曾经数代人的努力意味着平等是可以实现的。

We can close the leadership gap now.

我们现在就可以弥合领导层的那条鸿沟。

Each individual's success can make success a little easier for the next.

每个人的成功都会让下一个人的成功变得容易一些。

We can do this — for ourselves, for one another, for our daughters, and for our sons.

我们可以做到——为了自己、为了彼此、为了子孙后代。

If we push hard now, this next wave can be the last wave.

如果我们继续努力地去推进，这一次很可能会成为女权主义的最后一次努力。

In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.

在未来，不会再有“女性领导者”这个称谓，只有“领导者”。

When Gloria Steinem marched in the streets to fight for the opportunities that so many of us now take for granted,

当格洛丽亚·斯泰纳姆为广大女性争取各种来之不易的利益与机会时，

she quoted Susan B. Anthony, who marched in the streets before her and concluded,

她引用了前辈苏珊·安东尼的话：

"Our job is not to make young women grateful. It is to make them ungrateful so they keep going."

“我们的工作不是为了得到年轻女性的感激，而是要让她们感到不满从而继续努力。”

The sentiment remains⁵ true today.

这个观点到现在依旧正确。

We need to be grateful for what we have but dissatisfied with the status quo.

我们需要感激自己拥有的一切，但不能满足于现状，

1 ascended   

v.上升，攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He has ascended into heaven. 他已经升入了天堂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The climbers slowly ascended the mountain. 爬山运动员慢慢地登上了这座山。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 attain   

vt.达到，获得，完成

参考例句：

• I used the scientific method to attain this end. 我用科学的方法来达到这一目的。
• His painstaking to attain his goal in life is praiseworthy. 他为实现人生目标所下的苦功是值得称赞的。

4 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。